\section{Service Operations}\label{sec:Service}\index{service operations}

Operations defined here are are common to all services.

\subsection{Interface}

\subsubsection{User Interface}

\begin{method}{getProperty}
\inpar{xsd:string name}{Property name.}
\inpar{xsd:string(0..1) parameter }{Property parameter.}
\outhead{xml:Any}{Property value.}
\desc Returns the current value of the requested service property. The appropriate
contents of \textit{parameter} depend on the property name. The list of
service properties is extensible and subject to change without warning.
\end{method}

\subsubsection{System Interface}
